New Pay Table of GDS BPM (TRCA-1,2,3)

Limited Transfer Facility to GDS - Committee Recommendations

The Committee recommends relaxing the Limited Transfer Facility of GDS on request with following salient features.

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GDS Committee report highlights in telugu

GDS REPORT 2016 : PERFORMANCE RELATED INCENTIVE FOR GDS

GDS REPORT 2016 : PERFORMANCE RELATED INCENTIVE FOR GDS

The system of incentive payment for GDSs was introduced at a time when the job was more in the nature of an agency function rather than a long term service. Small amounts were paid to the Branch Post Masters as incentive, in addition to the monthly allowances in return for the deposits collected in small savings schemes. This system of incentive/commission on the basis of amount collected is still followed in the case of small saving agents who collect deposits under RD, NSC, and KVP etc. along with the BPMs.

12.2. Later on the incentive payment was introduced in many other services due to the following main reasons:

(a) The working hours of GD Sevaks are restricted to maximum 5 hrs during which routine jobs are performed.

(b) The Government implemented new schemes and services In rural areas through the network of GDS Post Offices utilizing GDS manpower.

(c) There are limitations in the present workload calculation system to add norms for such new items of work.

(d) There is a need to compensate the GDS for these special tasks.

12.3. The system of incentive payment to GDS in the Department of Posts is different from the Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) introduced after 6th CPC. PRIS is operational in Departments of Atomic Energy and Space. PRIS is a variable component of pay and is awarded on the basis of the performance Of individual / group / organization, measured against goals set for a given period of assessment. PRIS is non-additive and non-cumulative. It is based on the principle of differential reward for differential performance. The Scheme has three components-

Organizational, Group and Individual.

12.4. However, in the Department the incentives are paid only to individual. There is no concept of incentive payment for group or organization. The Committee noted that the amount of incentive paid is low and needs to be improved. The existing rates of incentives offered to GDSs by the Department for various activities are given in Table12.1.

12.5. In addition to the above, from time to time, some new tasks/business activities are being got done in some Circles through GDS, as per local initiatives. In such cases the Circles themselves are making arrangements for compensating the GDS for such works.

Remarkable comments on GDS system by Shri Kamalesh Chandra Committee in its Report -2016.

Dear Comrades,

After going through the GDS Committee Report, the Committee observations and comments on GDS system and on GDS beside on the part of Department and Govt are so impressive and courageous.

In brief, the comments are extracted here :

• The GDSs working in the net work of GDS Post Offices are Ambassadors of Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications in the rural and remote areas of India.
• The Govt of India still holds the same position and has so far held that the Gramin Dak Sevaks are not departmental employees. They are outside the Civil Services of the Union and shall not claim to be at par with the Central Government Employees.
• Currently, a large number of well educated, talented and capable youths are joining GDS posts and strengthening the GDS system and this trend is likely to propel growth of the Department in the coming days.
• The Committee observed that in last several decades, the Department has not invested enough to strengthen the network of GDS Post Offices until recently.
• The quality of life of GDSs and their family’s needs to be improved by harmonizing their wages and other emoluments in tune with present day’s needs and aspirations of young GDSs joining the workforce.
• The Committee also noted that a large number of them are totally dependent upon the emoluments received from the Department and has no other means of livelihood to supplement their income.
• The Committee views that the demand of regularization of their services is due to better emoluments, reliability and security of regular government service. The Committee noted that GDSs are exploited at the hands of their local supervisors because of existing wage structure and their legal status. The administrative powers such as “put off duty” are exercised on frivolous charges and frequently used for exploitation rather than as remedial measures.
• The Department recognizes the engagement of GDSs as contractual, but the present method of engagement and disciplinary proceedings, job contents, risks and responsibilities are getting closer to the regular employees of the department.
• That there is tendency to withhold the legitimate demands of GDSs which are due to them, based on the apprehension that they will get closer to regular employees and their claim for regularization will be strengthened in the Court of Law, if such demands are allowed. The Committee finds this as unreasonable and counter productive for the Department. It also deprives them of living a happy life in the changed situation where financial dependence on GDS position is increasing day by day because of shrinking alternate means of livelihood.
• The Department has lost its tag of having the largest network for providing financial services to the customers by decelerating expansion of network based on the assumption that GDS post offices are loss making and adding to the overall deficit of the Department….
• The Committee observed that the ‘Rationalization of Postal Network Scheme’ has also not worked on the expected line. The Committee supports the demand for presence of postal facility in the headquarters of each of 2.50 lakhs Gram Panchayats and revamping of PSSK and FO Schemes my making it more remunerative as opening of regular or GDS Post Office in each of such location may not be feasible.
• The GDS Post Offices, is around 45% of the total deficit (Net Expenditure – Revenue) of Rs.6258.60 crores and around 15% of the total expenditure of Rs.17894.58 crores in the Financial year 2014-15. The Committee found that total expenditure on GDS system is far less than deficit of the Department.
• Future survival of the Department will largely depend on the successful management of GDS Post Offices, which effectively for its “soul”.. It would be difficult for the Department to survive without the soul.
• Trust of GDS network which enables the Department to deliver trustworthy services in each and every village of the country that can not be quantified in terms of revenue.
• The Committee observed that the Sub Post Masters of single handed Sub Post Offices do not encourage Branch Post Masters to increase their workload as it results into increase in the workload of Sub Post Offices which they are unable to handle properly due to lack of manpower.
• Sub Post Office by utilizing the services of capable and willing GDSs in the single handed sub post offices.
• The India Post Payment Bank which is going to be rolled out shortly will use the strengths of the GDS net work and experiences of more than 2.60 lakhs trustworthy Gramin Dak Sevaks serving in the Department of Posts.
• The GDS network can potentially wipe out the deficit (gap between the expenditure and revenue) of the Department and emerge as rural digital hubs for delivery of DBT and other postal, financial, remittance, third party and several e-services to the rural population and forming an integral part of fulfilling SABKA SAATH SABKA VIKAS agenda of the Central Government.

source: GDS Committe Report (Executive Summary)

P.Pandurangarao

General Secretary

BPM /ABPMs ARREAR TABLES

NEW PAY TABLE OF GDS - AS PER GDS REPORT RELEASED ON 18-01-2017

PREPARED AS PER GDS REPORT RELEASED ON 18-01-2017
NEW PAY TABLE OF GDS MC, GDS MC/MD,GDS MP
OLD TRCA OF  GDS MC,GDSMP	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS MC,GDSMP	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS MC,GDSMP	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)
2295-45-3690	10000-24470		2870-50-4370	10000-24470		3635-65-5585	12000-29380
OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY
2295	10000		2870	10000		3635	12000
2340	10000		2920	10000		3700	12000
2385	10000		2970	10000		3765	12000
2430	10000		3020	10000		3830	12000
2475	10000		3070	10000		3895	12000
2520	10000		3120	10000		3960	12000
2565	10000		3170	10000		4025	12000
2610	10000		3220	10000		4090	12000
2655	10000		3270	10000		4155	12000
2700	10000		3320	10000		4220	12000
2745	10000		3370	10000		4285	12000
2790	10000		3420	10000		4350	12000
2835	10000		3470	10000		4415	12000
2880	10000		3520	10000		4480	12000
2925	10000		3570	10000		4545	12000
2970	10000		3620	10000		4610	12000
3015	10000		3670	10000		4675	12360
3060	10000		3720	10000		4740	12360
3105	10000		3770	10000		4805	12360
3150	10000		3820	10000		4870	12740
3195	10000		3870	10000		4935	12740
3240	10000		3920	10300		5000	13130
3285	10000		3970	10300		5065	13130
3330	10000		4020	10610		5130	13530
3375	10000		4070	10610		5195	13530
3420	10000		4120	10610		5260	13530
3465	10000		4170	10930		5325	13940
3510	10000		4220	10930		5390	13940
3555	10000		4270	11260		5455	14360
3600	10000		4320	11260		5520	14360
3645	10000		4370	11260		5585	14360
3690	10000
NEW PAY TABLE OF GDS MD, GDSSV
OLD TRCA OF  GDS MD/GDS SV	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS MD/GDS SV	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS MD/GDS SV	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)
2665-50-4165	10000-24470		3330-60-5130	10000-24470		4220-75-6470	12000-29380
OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY
2665	10000		3330	10000		4220	12000
2715	10000		3390	10000		4295	12000
2765	10000		3450	10000		4370	12000
2815	10000		3510	10000		4445	12000
2865	10000		3570	10000		4520	12000
2915	10000		3630	10000		4595	12000
2965	10000		3690	10000		4670	12000
3015	10000		3750	10000		4745	12360
3065	10000		3810	10000		4820	12360
3115	10000		3870	10000		4895	12740
3165	10000		3930	10300		4970	13130
3215	10000		3990	10300		5045	13130
3265	10000		4050	10610		5120	13530
3315	10000		4110	10610		5195	13530
3365	10000		4170	10930		5270	13940
3415	10000		4230	10930		5345	13940
3465	10000		4290	11260		5420	13940
3515	10000		4350	11260		5495	14360
3565	10000		4410	11600		5570	14360
3615	10000		4470	11600		5645	14800
3665	10000		4530	11950		5720	14800
3715	10000		4590	11950		5795	15250
3765	10000		4650	11950		5870	15250
3815	10000		4710	12310		5945	15710
3865	10000		4770	12310		6020	15710
3915	10300		4830	12680		6095	15710
3965	10300		4890	12680		6170	16190
4015	10610		4950	13070		6245	16190
4065	10610		5010	13070		6320	16680
4115	10610		5070	13070		6395	16680
4165	10930		5130	13470		6470	16680
NEW PAY TABLE OF GDS BPM (TRCA--1,2,3)
OLD TRCA OF  GDS BPM	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS BPM	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS BPM	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)
2745-50-4245	12000-29380		3200-60-5000	12000-29380		3660-70-5760	12000-29380
OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY
2745	12000		3200	12000		3660	12000
2795	12000		3260	12000		3730	12000
2845	12000		3320	12000		3800	12000
2895	12000		3380	12000		3870	12000
2945	12000		3440	12000		3940	12000
2995	12000		3500	12000		4010	12000
3045	12000		3560	12000		4080	12000
3095	12000		3620	12000		4150	12000
3145	12000		3680	12000		4220	12000
3195	12000		3740	12000		4290	12000
3245	12000		3800	12000		4360	12000
3295	12000		3860	12000		4430	12000
3345	12000		3920	12000		4500	12000
3395	12000		3980	12000		4570	12000
3445	12000		4040	12000		4640	12000
3495	12000		4100	12000		4710	12360
3545	12000		4160	12000		4780	12360
3595	12000		4220	12000		4850	12740
3645	12000		4280	12000		4920	12740
3695	12000		4340	12000		4990	13130
3745	12000		4400	12000		5060	13130
3795	12000		4460	12000		5130	13530
3845	12000		4520	12000		5200	13530
3895	12000		4580	12000		5270	13940
3945	12000		4640	12000		5340	13940
3995	12000		4700	12360		5410	13940
4045	12000		4760	12360		5480	14360
4095	12000		4820	12740		5550	14360
4145	12000		4880	12740		5620	14800
4195	12000		4940	12740		5690	14800
4245	12000		5000	13130		5760	15250
NEW PAY TABLE OF GDS BPM (TRCA--4,5)
OLD TRCA OF  GDS BPM	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)		OLD TRCA OF  GDS BPM	NEW LEVEL (TRCA)
4115-75-6365	14500-35480		4575-85-7125	14500-35480
OLD PAY	NEW PAY		OLD PAY	NEW PAY
4115	14500		4575	14500
4190	14500		4660	14500
4265	14500		4745	14500
4340	14500		4830	14500
4415	14500		4915	14500
4490	14500		5000	14500
4565	14500		5085	14500
4640	14500		5170	14500
4715	14500		5255	14500
4790	14500		5340	14500
4865	14500		5425	14500
4940	14500		5510	14500
5015	14500		5595	14500
5090	14500		5680	14940
5165	14500		5765	14940
5240	14500		5850	15390
5315	14500		5935	15390
5390	14500		6020	15860
5465	14500		6105	15860
5540	14500		6190	16340
5615	14500		6275	16340
5690	14940		6360	16840
5765	14940		6445	16840
5840	15390		6530	16840
5915	15390		6615	17350
5990	15860		6700	17350
6065	15860		6785	17880
6140	15860		6870	17880
6215	16340		6955	18420
6290	16340		7040	18420
6365	16840		7125	18420

GDS Pay Commission Report - Overview and Official Download

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GDS Committee Report 2016 Part 1

GDS Committee Report 2016 Part 2

GDS Committee Report 2016 Part 3

GDS Committee Report 2016 Part 4

The Old system of payment of time related continuity Allowance (TRCA) is dispensed with and replaced with a new wage payment system. Under the new wage payment system, 11 TRCA slabs are subsumed into 3 wage scales with two levels each for BPMs and for other than BPMs. One wage scale would be common for both the categories of GDSs.

New Wage Scales

1. 10,000 – 24,470 (Other than BPM Level 1)

2. 12,000 – 29,380 (Other than BPM Level 2 & BPM Level 1)

3. 14,500 – 35,480 (BPM Level 2)

• The minimum working hours of GDS Post Offices and GDS is increased to 4 hours from 3 hours.
• The new working hours for GDS Post Offices will be 4 hours and 5 hours only.
• The Level 1 GDS Post Offices/GDSs will have 4 hours as working hours and Level – 2 will have 5 hours as working hours.
• The Point System for assessment of workload of BPMs has been abolished.
• The new wage payment system is linked to revenue generation of GDS Post Offices. Under the new system, there will be no increase in wagess of BPMs from Level-1 to Level-2 on the basis of workload but the same will be increased based on achievement of prescribed revenue norms which is fixed at 100% for normal areas and 50% for special areas which presently have 15% anticipated income norms.
• The GDS Post Offices not achieving the prescribed revenue norm within the given working hours will have to open GDS post offices for minimum of additional 30 minutes beyond the prescribed working hours.
• The GDSs BPMs will be paid Revenue Linked Allowance @10% beyond Level 2 wage scale if they will be successful in achieving revenue beyond prescribed norms
• The GDS Post Offices has been categorized into A,B,C and D categories based on the revenue generation norms. The GDS Post Office in A category will achieve 100% revenue. The Committee has recommended a set of actions for each category of GDS Post Offices.
• The six approved categories of GDS are subsumed into two categories only. One category will be Branch Post Master and all other 5 categories of GDSs are subsumed into one multi tasking category.
• The job profile of Multi Tasking GDS is expanded to include work such as Business Development and Marketing etc. Their jobs will no more be confined to their old designations. The Assistant BPM will assist BPMs for increasing revenue generation.
• The GDSs working in the GDS Post Offices will be known as Assistant Branch Post Master (ABPMs) and those working in the Department Post Offices will be known as Dak Sevak (DS).
• The minimum wage has been increased to Rs.10000/- per month and maximum to Rs.35,480/- per month.
• The rate of annual increase is recommended as 3%.
• A composite Allowance comprising of support for hiring accommodation for GDS Post Offices as well as mandatory residence, office maintenance, mobile and electricity usage charges etc. has been introduced for the first time.
• Children Education Allowance @ Rs.6,000/- per Child per annum has been introducted for GDS.
• Risk & Hardship Allowance @ Rs.500/- per month for GDSs working in the special areas has also been introduced.
• A Financial upgradation has been introduced at 12 Years, 24 years and 36 Years of services in form of two advance additional annual increases.
• The ceiling of ex-gratia gratuity has been increased from Rs.60,000 to Rs.5,00,000/-
• The GDS contribution for service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) should be enhanced maximum up to 10% and minimum up to 3% of the basic wage per month, whereas the Department should contribute a fixed contribution of 3% of the basic wage of the GDSs.
• The coverage of GDS Group Insurance Scheme has been enhanced from Rs.50,000/0 to Rs.5,00,000/-.
• The contribution of Department in Circle Welfare Fund (CWF) has been increased from Rs.100/- per annum to Rs.300/- per annum.
• The Scope of CWF is extended to cover immediate family members such as spouse; daughters, sons and dependent daughters in law in the scheme.
• The Committee also recommended 10% hike in the prescribed limits of financial grants and assistance in the Circle Welfare Fund.
• The Committee has recommended addition of Rs.10,000/- for purchase of Tablet/Mobile from the Circle Welfare Fund in the head ” Financial Assistance from Fund by way of loans with lower rate of interest (5%)”.
• Provision of 26 weeks of Maternity Leave for women GDSs has been recommended.
• The wages for the entire period of Maternity Leave is recommended to be paid from salary head from where wages of GDSs are paid.
• The Committee has also recommended one week of Paternity Leave.
• The Committee has recommended 5 days of emergency leave per annum
• Leave accumulation and encashment facility up to 180 days has been introduced.
• Online system of engagement has been recommended.
• The maximum age limit of 50 years for Direct Recruitment of GDSs has been abolished.
• Minimum one year of GDS service will now be required for GDSs for Direct Recruitment into Departmental cadres such as MTS/Postman/Mail Guard.
• Alternate livelihood condition for engagement of GDSs has been relaxed.
• Voluntary Discharge Scheme has been recommended.
• The Discharge age has been retained at 65 years.
• The Limited Transfer Facility has been relaxed from 1 time to 3 Time for male GDSs. There will be no restriction on number of chances for transfer of women GDSs. The power for transfer has been delegated to the concerned Divisional head.
• The ex-gratia payment during put off period should be revised to 35% from 25% of the wage and DA drawn immediately before put off.
• The committee has recommended preferring transfer before put off duty.
• The compassionate Engagement of GDSs has been relaxed to give benefits to eligible dependents in all cases of death of GDS while in service.

Categories of GDS:

Present Nomenclature	Category
BRANCH POST MASTER	All Branch Post Masters
ASSISTANT BRANCH POST MASTER	GDS MD, GDS MC
DAK SEVAK	GDSSV,GDS PKR , GDSMM

Viability of GDS Post Offices:
 New norms for calculation of GDS Pos are recommended.
Further Categorization of GDS POs based on proportion of Revenue / Expenditure

Category of GDS PO	Revenue Norm
Urban & Rural (Normal)	100% of its expenditure
Rural (special)	50% of its expenditure

Category	Colour	Proportion of Revenue to expenditure
A	Green	100% or more of prescribed form
B	Orange	75% to 99% of prescribed form
C	Pink	50% to 74.99% of prescribed form
D	Red	Less than 50% of prescribed form

Workload assessment:

In place of point system, the Committee recommends the new wage payment system. The new system linked to revenue generation and not to work load.

Rural Business Development and Marketing:

• The Committee Recommended many items for successful realization of rural business potentials.
• Committee recommends to improve the accessibility, visibility and infrastructure of GDS POs.
• PO are with 10’ X 10’ dimensions in ground floor.
• Building owned by Gram Panchayat
• Building owned by Central Govt or State Govt. ie.,schools or offices BPM’s own house
• Proper rented accommodation in a busy place of the village
• Building owned by NGOs.
• With all furniture and power supply.

Legal status of GDS:

The Committee observed that the matter is sub judice.

The Department should take suitable steps to increase security of job, prevent exploitation and increase income of GDSs so that they feel secure and live happily with in the GDS system and with the existing legal status.

Terms and conditions of engagement.

1. The Committee recommends changes in Rule-3A.
2. Introduce voluntary discharge scheme on willing to leave the post before 65 years
3. Discharge from the service on the last day of the month.
4. Relaxation on limited transfer facility.

Recommendations on wage structure and fixation of wages

Committee recommends raising of minimum duty from 3 hours to 4 hours of all GDSs

Comparison : BPM = Postman

Asst. BPM & Dak Sevak = MTS

Minimum wage fixed at :

Rs.10,000- for 4 hours & Rs.12,000- for five hours. (Level-I)
Rs.12,000- for 5 hours & Rs.14,500- for five hours (Level-2)
Annual increase @ 3% on 1st January or 1st July

Wage matrix & Wage Level Table & Arrears calculation Table are given in detail

Allowances:

• Dearness Allowance – no change
• % of DA with regular employees – no change
• Increased rate of DA – no change

Recommended allowances :

Composite Allowance

Cash Conveyance Allowance

Combined Duty Allowance

Children Education Allowance

Revenue linked Allowance for eligible BPMs

Risk & hardship allowance

Allowances to be withdrawn:

• Office Maintenance Allowance
• Fixed Stationery Allowance
• Boat Allowance
• Cycle Maintenance Allowance
• Uttarakhand Allowance
• Split Duty Allowance.

Composite Allowance Includes:

Rent for housing GDS PO, Rent for Accommodation, washing-repairs-maintenance of premises, furniture, stationery charges, electricity usage charges for office, Mobile / Telephone usage charges, Boat Allowance/ CMA/ TA, Hospitality charges for drinking water, other incidental charges.

Performance Related Incentive

Revenue linked allowance along with the present system of incentives with automatic payment at the end of each month.

Ex-gratia Bonus:

Dept should re-examine the formula for payment of bonus and ex gratia bonus with reference to the share of revenue generated by the departmental as well as GDS POs.

Methods of engagement

• Method of selection : on line method engagement should be introduced.
• Recruiting Authority : appended to the GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011
• Qualification :SSC/SSLC from State Board/CBSE/ICSE with certificate course or diploma course in IT
• Knowledge of local language.
• Maintenance of Reservation roster at divisional level.
• Stop the security in the form of FG bonds, introduce 5 year TD or NSC as security.

Career Progression

There is need to increase the Direct Recuitment quota of GDS in Postman & Mail Guard because of large working strength of GDS and to provide them with better opportunities for getting into departmental posts.

Introduce a guaranteed special increase in wages after 12, 24 & 36 years of service with two annual increases.

Designation of GDSs should be changed after each financial upgradation.

Leave & substitute arrangement:

• Paid leave should be renamed as ordinary leave and enhanced from 20 to 30 days in a year.
• Introduce Encashment of Ordinary leave.
• Introduce ‘emergency leave’ for 5 days in a calendar year, but no carry forward.
• No full time substitute will be engaged.
• Women GDS – 26 weeks of maternity leave and paid from salary head.
• Paternity leave for 7 days.

Disciplinary Rules:

Department should add a new punishment of ‘compulsory discharge from the service’ in the list “major penalties’ and the content of Rule-9 of GDS (Conduct & Engagement)Rules 2011.

Social Security Schemes:

Severance Amount : @ Rs.4,000 from 01-01-2016 for every completed year of service subject to maximum of Rs.1,50,000-.

Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS):

GDS contribution should be revised as minimum of 3% and maximum of 10% of the basic wage per month.

Department contribution should be fixed as 3% of the basic wage.

Bring the GDS under the purview of Gratuity Act with an upper limit of Rs.5,00,000-

Group Insurance Scheme : 

Enhance the rate of monthly subscription by Rs.500 per month with insurance coverage of Rs.5,00,000-.

Welfare Schemes:

GDS CWF subscription should be enhanced from Rs.20- to Rs.100- pm.

Department grant should be enhanced from Rs.100- to Rs.300- PA.

Point system should not be applied to the compassionate appointment of dependents of GDS.

Photo identity cards to all GDS with free of cost.

GDS COMMITTEE REPORT COPY (CHAPTER WISE)

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For the Convenience of downloading the GDS Committee Report Chapter wise links has been given below:

1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & METHODOLOGIES

2 - NETWORK OF GDS POST OFFICES

3 - CATEGORIES OF GDS

4 - VIABILITY OF GDS POST OFFICES

5 - WORKLOAD ASSESSMENT

6 - RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING

7 - ACCESSIBILITY, VISIBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE

8 - LEGAL STATUS OF GDS

9 - TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT

10 - RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAGE STRUCTURE AND FIXATION OF WAGES OF GDSs

11 - ALLOWANCES

12 - PERFORMANCE RELATED INCENTIVE

13 - EX-GRATIA BONUS

14 - METHODS OF ENGAGEMENT

15 - CAREER PROGRESSION

16 - LEAVE AND SUBSTITUE ARRANGEMENT

17 - DISCIPLINARY RULES

18 - SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES

19 - WELFARE SCHEMES

20 - FINANCIAL IMPLICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ANNEXURES - 1 TO 10

ANNEXURES - 11 TO 15

ANNEXURES - 16 TO 25

ANNEXURES - 26 TO 30

ANNEXURES - 31 TO 39

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Gramin Dak Sevak Committee Report Major Recommendations are Summarised

The Committee’s major recommendations are summarised below

The Old system of payment of time related continuity Allowance (TRCA) is dispensed with and replaced with a new wage payment system. Under the new wage payment system, 11 TRCA slabs are subsumed into 3 wage scales with two levels each for BPMs and for other than BPMs. One wage scale would be common for both the categories of GDSs.

New Wage Scales

1. 10,000 – 24,470 (Other than BPM Level 1)
2. 12,000 – 29,380 (Other than BPM Level 2 & BPM Level 1)
3. 14,500 – 35,480 (BPM Level 2)

• The minimum working hours of GDS Post Offices and GDS is increased to 4 hours from 3 hours.
• The new working hours for GDS Post Offices will be 4 hours and 5 hours only.
• The Level 1 GDS Post Offices/GDSs will have 4 hours as working hours and Level – 2 will have 5 hours as working hours.
• The Point System for assessment of workload of BPMs has been abolished.
• The new wage payment system is linked to revenue generation of GDS Post Offices. Under the new system, there will be no increase in wagess of BPMs from Level-1 to Level-2 on the basis of workload but the same will be increased based on achievement of prescribed revenue norms which is fixed at 100% for normal areas and 50% for special areas which presently have 15% anticipated income norms.
• The GDS Post Offices not achieving the prescribed revenue norm within the given working hours will have to open GDS post offices for minimum of additional 30 minutes beyond the prescribed working hours.
• The GDSs BPMs will be paid Revenue Linked Allowance @10% beyond Level 2 wage scale if they will be successful in achieving revenue beyond prescribed norms
• The GDS Post Offices has been categorized into A,B,C and D categories based on the revenue generation norms. The GDS Post Office in A category will achieve 100% revenue. The Committee has recommended a set of actions for each category of GDS Post Offices.
• The six approved categories of GDS are subsumed into two categories only. One category will be Branch Post Master and all other 5 categories of GDSs are subsumed into one multi tasking category.
• The job profile of Multi Tasking GDS is expanded to include work such as Business Development and Marketing etc. Their jobs will no more be confined to their old designations. The Assistant BPM will assist BPMs for increasing revenue generation.
• The GDSs working in the GDS Post Offices will be known as Assistant Branch Post Master (ABPMs) and those working in the Department Post Offices will be known as Dak Sevak (DS).
• The minimum wage has been increased to Rs.10000/- per month and maximum to Rs.35,480/- per month.
• The rate of annual increase is recommended as 3%.
• A composite Allowance comprising of support for hiring accommodation for GDS Post Offices as well as mandatory residence, office maintenance, mobile and electricity usage charges etc. has been introduced for the first time.
• Children Education Allowance @ Rs.6,000/- per Child per annum has been introducted for GDS.
• Risk & Hardship Allowance @ Rs.500/- per month for GDSs working in the special areas has also been introduced.
• A Financial upgradation has been introduced at 12 Years, 24 years and 36 Years of services in form of two advance additional annual increases.
• The ceiling of ex-gratia gratuity has been increased from Rs.60,000 to Rs.5,00,000/-
• The GDS contribution for service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) should be enhanced maximum up to 10% and minimum up to 3% of the basic wage per month, whereas the Department should contribute a fixed contribution of 3% of the basic wage of the GDSs.
• The coverage of GDS Group Insurance Scheme has been enhanced from Rs.50,000/0 to Rs.5,00,000/-.
• The contribution of Department in Circle Welfare Fund (CWF) has been increased from Rs.100/- per annum to Rs.300/- per annum.
• The Scope of CWF is extended to cover immediate family members such as spouse; daughters, sons and dependent daughters in law in the scheme.
• The Committee also recommended 10% hike in the prescribed limits of financial grants and assistance in the Circle Welfare Fund.
• The Committee has recommended addition of Rs.10,000/- for purchase of Tablet/Mobile from the Circle Welfare Fund in the head ” Financial Assistance from Fund by way of loans with lower rate of interest (5%)”.
• Provision of 26 weeks of Maternity Leave for women GDSs has been recommended.
• The wages for the entire period of Maternity Leave is recommended to be paid from salary head from where wages of GDSs are paid.
• The Committee has also recommended one week of Paternity Leave.
• The Committee has recommended 5 days of emergency leave per annum
• Leave accumulation and encashment facility up to 180 days has been introduced.
• Online system of engagement has been recommended.
• The maximum age limit of 50 years for Direct Recruitment of GDSs has been abolished.
• Minimum one year of GDS service will now be required for GDSs for Direct Recruitment into Departmental cadres such as MTS/Postman/Mail Guard.
• Alternate livelihood condition for engagement of GDSs has been relaxed.
• Voluntary Discharge Scheme has been recommended.
• The Discharge age has been retained at 65 years.
• The Limited Transfer Facility has been relaxed from 1 time to 3 Time for male GDSs. There will be no restriction on number of chances for transfer of women GDSs. The power for transfer has been delegated to the concerned Divisional head.
• The ex-gratia payment during put off period should be revised to 35% from 25% of the wage and DA drawn immediately before put off.
• The committee has recommended preferring transfer before put off duty.
• The compassionate Engagement of GDSs has been relaxed to give benefits to eligible dependents in all cases of death of GDS while in service.

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GDS Pay Commission Report. Pay fixation details. Report contains 434 pages. For 3 Hrs GDS work entry level pay was fixed as Rs.10000.
Ordinary Leave : 15 days in every Jan and Jul and accumulated upto 180 days.
Emergency Leave : 5 days in a year cannot carry over.
ML : 26 weeks
Paternity Leave : 7 da

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GDS Pay Commission Report. Pay fixation details. Report contains 434 pages. For 3 Hrs GDS work entry level pay was fixed as Rs.10000.
Ordinary Leave : 15 days in every Jan and Jul and accumulated upto 180 days.
Emergency Leave : 5 days in a year cannot carry over.
ML : 26 weeks
Paternity Leave : 7 da

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